What Enterprise is Sustainable for Me?

Hairy Vetch

To evaluate how well this enterprise aligns with your farm's agronomic, marketing, financial and management resources, answer these five questions. Then, calculate your score.

Using a scale from 0 to 100, scores indicate your farm's likely success with an enterprise.

The icons link to resources you can use to answer these questions.

QUESTIONS
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1. What are you trying to accomplish with the cover crop?

Fix nitrogen
Mitigate soil erosion
Enhance soil health
Scavenge nutrients
Alleviate compaction
Background graze
Manage nematodes
Suppress disease
Control weeds
Interest pollinators and beneficials


2. Do you have time at harvest to plant a cover crop, or are you willing to pay someone to seed the cover crop?

No
Maybe
Yes


3. What is the crop following the cover crop intended to be?

Corn
Soybean
Sunflower
Cotton
Grain Sorghum


4. Will you be able to crimp, burn down or otherwise eliminate the cover crop in the spring?

Yes
No


5. Are you looking for an easy cover crop to kill in the spring?

Yes
No


Your ResultsX
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Respond to the questions for an enterprise. Each question touches on a key factor that affects an enterprise's sustainability on your farm.
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Icons to the side of questions direct to other decision tools that share detailed information about a question's topic.
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After completing all questions for an enterprise, calculate your score. A pop-up page will share your results. Scores closer to 100 suggest the enterprise would align well with your farm. Scores closer to 0 suggest the enterprise would not fit as well, based on your responses to the questions.